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• Posted in thread: 1st wine kit - Yeast Starter? on 01-11-2013 at 02:30 PM
  I am going to make my first wine kit. It's the World Vineyard 10L Australian Shiraz kit. For
  beer and cider, I typically make a yeast starter and sit it on a stir plate for a day or two.
  Should I make...

• Posted in thread: Help with basic kit instructions :( on 01-11-2013 at 11:50 AM
  I am getting ready to make a Hop Head Double IPA kit from www.midwestsupplies.com. Here are the
  instructions: is my first time doing a boil kit and have a question about adding the hop
  pellets to th...

• Posted in thread: Why is my gravity going up? on 01-10-2013 at 04:52 PM
  I am doing a simple Coopers no boil Irish Stout. The starting gravity on 12/20 was 29. I did a
  1l starter and it popped down to 20 quickly and then fell slowly down to 16 on 1/5. On 1/7 it
  was up to 1...

• Posted in thread: The end of my kegs are tasting way better then their starts. on 12-26-2012 at 08:06 PM
  Ok,gotcha. Letting average gravity ales sit that long seems to me would have faded hop
  profiles. Do you ever notice any of that after they sit a few months? Seems like you
  should?...I am a lazy brewer...

• Posted in thread: The end of my kegs are tasting way better then their starts. on 12-26-2012 at 06:44 PM
  I'm positive it said 3 weeks,not months when I first read it. 3-4 months is a bit long for pale
  ales,but ok for darker,heavier stuff.I did not edit the original post. I guess most people talk
  in terms...

• Posted in thread: The end of my kegs are tasting way better then their starts. on 12-26-2012 at 03:54 PM
  Bingo! Hit the nail on the head there,revvs! It's hard teachin those new to kegging that there
  are no short cuts. The beer still needs a couple weeks conditioning time. That's why I've stuck
  with bott...

• Posted in thread: The end of my kegs are tasting way better then their starts. on 12-26-2012 at 03:50 PM
  It sounds like I don't need the chest freezer but more kegs for a longer storage time is a good
  idea. I have been conditioning the beer in the storage kegs for about 1 to 3 months before
  tapping them....

• Posted in thread: The end of my kegs are tasting way better then their starts. on 12-26-2012 at 03:44 PM
  How much residue ends up in the bottom of the keg when it is done being poured?When I am
  cleaning my empty kegs there is a thin layer of goop at the bottom. I am not cutting down my
  dip tubes. When I ...

• Posted in thread: The end of my kegs are tasting way better then their starts. on 12-26-2012 at 03:14 PM
  I wonder if I should add cold crashing or cold conditioning of my kegs to my set-up. I make
  beer, apple wine and soda and have a kegarator with a tap for each. The soda is easy; I just
  clean and refil...

• Posted in thread: How long is too long on yeast? on 12-23-2012 at 12:37 AM
  I have a Kegarator with 3 five gallon ball lock kegs and 4 additional five gallon ball lock
  kegs for storage. I use 4 fermenters: 2 of the new style Coopers fermenters with no airlock and
  the removabl...